Total births
21
Girls' name · since 2011
Caaliyah
21 babies named Caaliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 2011–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
Caaliyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Caaliyah recorded 21 times among girls since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2023.
- 21 total births
- 2011–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Caaliyah since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 21
- total births
- 2011–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Caaliyah was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
6 babies were named Caaliyah in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Caaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caaliyah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caaliyah at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Caaliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2023
- Peak year (2013)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Caaliyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Caaliyah's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Caaliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Caaliyah? ▼
Caaliyah has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 6 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Caaliyah most popular? ▼
Caaliyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Caaliyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Caaliyah since 2011 -- 13 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Caaliyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caasi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Caaliyah's data
- Caaliyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Caaliyah: Baby Name Since 2011 - 21 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caaliyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caaliyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.